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October 7, 2024 9:18 PM

Dubai hosts AccessAbilities Expo 2024, India makes strong presence

The AccessAbilities Expo 2024 commenced today at the Dubai World Trade Centre, with over 250 exhibitors from 50 countries showcasing the latest assistive technologies and rehabilitation practices for people with disabilities.   India is participating in the Expo through its Ministry of Social...

October 7, 2024 4:48 PM

US scientists awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine for microRNA discovery

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the year 2024 has been awarded to scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation. MicroRNA is a fundamental principle governing how gene activity is regulated.   Announ...

October 7, 2024 1:25 PM

NASA-SpaceX delay Europa Clipper mission due to hurricane Milton in US

NASA's Europa Clipper mission, which aims to search for life on Jupiter's icy moon Europa, has been delayed due to Hurricane Milton. NASA has not announced a new launch date, but the launch window remains open until November 6. The spacecraft is set to travel 2.6 billion kilometers and reach the Ju...

October 7, 2024 11:53 AM

Sri Lanka’s 15th Population & Housing Census commences today

The collection of personal and housing information for Sri Lanka’s 15th Census of Population and Housing has commenced today.       Director General of the Department of Census and Statistics, Anoja Senavirathna, has said that census officials will visit households nationwide to gather vita...

October 7, 2024 11:37 AM

Sri Lanka: Meteorology department predicts very heavy rainfall

A heavy rainfall warning has been issued by the department of Meteorology in Sri Lanka with prediction of thundershowers at most places in the island during the afternoon or night.   Heavy showers above 100 mm are likely in some places.   The department added that Showers or thundersho...

October 7, 2024 9:37 AM

2 killed, several injured in explosion near Karachi airport

In Pakistan, two persons were killed and several others injured in an explosion outside Pakistan’s Karachi airport last night. The separatist militant group Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it targeted a high-level convoy of Chinese engineers and in...

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